11 People “Highly Likely” to Be Dead After a British Airshow Plane Crash
A British airshow plane crash on a busy road in England on Saturday reportedly left 11 people to be "highly likely" dead. However, only seven bodies were discovered, while 14 people sustained minor injuries. On the other hand, the pilot acquired "life-threatening injuries". He was rescued from the aircraft and flown to the Royal Sussex County Hospital for treatment.
The Hawker Hunter jet was performing a loop during the Shoreham Airshow when it dived and crashed on A27, hitting cars on the busy road and leaving rescuers searching the site for over 24 hours.
Steve Barry, Assistant Chief Constable of Sussex Police made a statement, saying, "Sadly, as a result of our initial work at the site, which has continued overnight ... we have now identified 11 people who we are treating as highly likely to have died in this tragedy".
"I am aware that this sounds rather technical, but there are processes that have to be followed."
"However, we do not expect that figure to be greater than 20, probably fewer", the assistant chief constable added.
The British vintage military plane was removed on Monday from the more than 350-yard long crash site, where more bodies were expected to be recovered. None of the victims was identified yet, but all were on the roadway where the crash took place.
"This has been an enormously traumatic incident, and our thoughts are with everyone who has been affected by the incident, from those who have suffered bereavement to those in the local community who are deeply shocked", according to Barry.
Attendees of the British airshow were encouraged by the Air Accident Investigation Bureau to avoid putting photos and videos of the accident online, but to get in touch with the investigators instead to see if their footage could help in the investigation.
